The great work of a writer is not to express what he thinks,... - Boris Pasternak

This quote is attributed to Boris Pasternak.

"The great work of a writer is not to express what he thinks, but to reveal what he did not know he thought."

Boris Pasternak Literature

Poet Novelist Russian 1890–1960

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